From 96731b77632e5401975130be570476a6f968f0f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Md Halim Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2018 00:59:04 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 01/12] added blockGiving details --- submissions/blockGiving.md | 76 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ submissions/exampleProject.md | 27 ------------- 2 files changed, 76 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-) create mode 100644 submissions/blockGiving.md delete mode 100644 submissions/exampleProject.md diff --git a/submissions/blockGiving.md b/submissions/blockGiving.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9def7f9 --- /dev/null +++ b/submissions/blockGiving.md @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +### Colony Hackathon Submission + + + + +**A decentalized, self-perpuating, cross-border giving network on top of COLONY** + + +--- + +**Project Description** + + +## Goal: +To create a self-perpetuating, decentralized, cross-borders, Giving Platform. + +## Overview: + +We aim to create a platform where users can create projects, work on projects and fund projects to help people around the globe. +By the nature of design of the platform, there is a complete transparency in the way the funding works and the way funds are disbursed. +People in the grassroots can directly take up tasks and get funded instantly for the service provided. +The community as a whole evaluates the task completion submissions and approves or disapproves it. + +## Problems with Large NGOs +* Donors don’t see the real impact of how their funds are getting used immediately. +* Some donors might be more passionate about certain cause and he/she might not be willing to donate to a large NGO because he might feel his contributions are insignificant. But, by using our platform he/she can fund small Actions of Goodness and see the impact in a short time. +* There is no transparency on how the funds are being disbursed + +## The Solution +* Allow anyone to Create Projects concerning a particular social issue(_Domains in Colony_) by staking ETH. +* Allow anyone to Create Actionable Tasks related to a particular project by staking ETH. +* Allow anyone to Take up tasks, submit proof of work in the form of images and videos +* Allows the Creators of the Tasks/Evaluators to validate tasks +* Do-ers claim funds after task validation and gets ETH directly into their wallet. + +## How does BlockGiving help makes actionable social impact? +- People living in a particular region can create real change with a little financial help from others which he might not be able to get because of his inexperience and lack of organizational prowess. +- Large NGOs employ highly-paid fundraisers and have a huge budget to raise their millions of dollars but there are HUNDREDS of thousands of people around the world who takes an stand for a good cause and contributes directly through his time and limited resources. +-By being a part of our platform, they can join our network and take actions on tasks that they are capable of doing and get funded for it by submitting the proofs-of-work in the form of images/videos. + + +**Project Repository** + + + +**Team Members and Contact info** + +@mdhalim +@avirajkhare00 +Ashutosh Mishra: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashutosh000/ + + + + + +### Issue +"Closes: JoinColony/colonyHackathon/issues/107" +### Repository + +The project code lives at https://github.com/username_or_organization/exampleProject + +### Final Commit +The final commit of our project for submission is: +https://github.com/username_or_organization/exampleProject/commit/793fafb21efbbee0620d74381dd11d3f25938726 + +### Team +The project was built with contributions from: + +- Griffin (@gichiba on GitHub, griffin@colony.io) +- Foo (@f00 on Github, foo@bar.io) + +--- + +## Additional Materials + +We created a [demo video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ) to help understand the vision and how the parts of our project fit together. diff --git a/submissions/exampleProject.md b/submissions/exampleProject.md deleted file mode 100644 index 34a9c67..0000000 --- a/submissions/exampleProject.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,27 +0,0 @@ -# An Example Project for the Colony Hackathon - -## Project Description -This is a project that solves a real problem in the decentralized ecosystem: Lack of example projects for the Colony Hackathon. - -### Issue -This closes the issue colonyHackathon#1 - -### Repository - -The project code lives at https://github.com/username_or_organization/exampleProject - -### Final Commit -The final commit of our project for submission is: -https://github.com/username_or_organization/exampleProject/commit/793fafb21efbbee0620d74381dd11d3f25938726 - -### Team -The project was built with contributions from: - -- Griffin (@gichiba on GitHub, griffin@colony.io) -- Foo (@f00 on Github, foo@bar.io) - ---- - -## Additional Materials - -We created a [demo video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ) to help understand the vision and how the parts of our project fit together. From 267006fabce317ed0b04691ba729518d22063294 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Md Halim Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2018 01:00:28 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 02/12] Update blockGiving.md --- submissions/blockGiving.md | 15 ++++++--------- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/submissions/blockGiving.md b/submissions/blockGiving.md index 9def7f9..a2cb21a 100644 --- a/submissions/blockGiving.md +++ b/submissions/blockGiving.md @@ -43,11 +43,6 @@ The community as a whole evaluates the task completion submissions and approves -**Team Members and Contact info** - -@mdhalim -@avirajkhare00 -Ashutosh Mishra: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashutosh000/ @@ -66,11 +61,13 @@ https://github.com/username_or_organization/exampleProject/commit/793fafb21efbbe ### Team The project was built with contributions from: -- Griffin (@gichiba on GitHub, griffin@colony.io) -- Foo (@f00 on Github, foo@bar.io) +**Team Members and Contact info** + +@mdhalim Github email: halim.infinity@gmail.com +@avirajkhare00 Github +Ashutosh Mishra: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashutosh000/ --- ## Additional Materials - -We created a [demo video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ) to help understand the vision and how the parts of our project fit together. +Pitch Deck From 08de0956e7cc71e903ab471369112f96ab146afd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Md Halim Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2018 01:00:52 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 03/12] Update blockGiving.md --- submissions/blockGiving.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/submissions/blockGiving.md b/submissions/blockGiving.md index a2cb21a..684c353 100644 --- a/submissions/blockGiving.md +++ b/submissions/blockGiving.md @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ The community as a whole evaluates the task completion submissions and approves ### Issue -"Closes: JoinColony/colonyHackathon/issues/107" +Closes: JoinColony/colonyHackathon/issues/107 ### Repository The project code lives at https://github.com/username_or_organization/exampleProject From ffd03894396e279fba561accc8ba2e116983a172 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Md Halim Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2018 01:01:54 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 04/12] Update blockGiving.md --- submissions/blockGiving.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/submissions/blockGiving.md b/submissions/blockGiving.md index 684c353..8455b9b 100644 --- a/submissions/blockGiving.md +++ b/submissions/blockGiving.md @@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ The community as a whole evaluates the task completion submissions and approves ### Issue -Closes: JoinColony/colonyHackathon/issues/107 +Closes https://github.com/JoinColony/colonyHackathon/issues/107 + ### Repository The project code lives at https://github.com/username_or_organization/exampleProject From 56bd7137eed9c96cd92b3fc20d0af985519d5471 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Md Halim Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2018 01:40:05 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 05/12] added images --- submissions/blockGiving.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/submissions/blockGiving.md b/submissions/blockGiving.md index 8455b9b..49563e9 100644 --- a/submissions/blockGiving.md +++ b/submissions/blockGiving.md @@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ By the nature of design of the platform, there is a complete transparency in the People in the grassroots can directly take up tasks and get funded instantly for the service provided. The community as a whole evaluates the task completion submissions and approves or disapproves it. + + ## Problems with Large NGOs * Donors don’t see the real impact of how their funds are getting used immediately. * Some donors might be more passionate about certain cause and he/she might not be willing to donate to a large NGO because he might feel his contributions are insignificant. But, by using our platform he/she can fund small Actions of Goodness and see the impact in a short time. @@ -38,6 +40,10 @@ The community as a whole evaluates the task completion submissions and approves - Large NGOs employ highly-paid fundraisers and have a huge budget to raise their millions of dollars but there are HUNDREDS of thousands of people around the world who takes an stand for a good cause and contributes directly through his time and limited resources. -By being a part of our platform, they can join our network and take actions on tasks that they are capable of doing and get funded for it by submitting the proofs-of-work in the form of images/videos. +## How it works? +![alt text](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mdhalim/blockGiving/master/deck-images/flow.png) + + **Project Repository** From c49356e1a05b15f57f64d51598b2dd7955ecb60f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Md Halim Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2018 03:30:43 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 06/12] Update blockGiving.md --- submissions/blockGiving.md | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/submissions/blockGiving.md b/submissions/blockGiving.md index 49563e9..38a2ca1 100644 --- a/submissions/blockGiving.md +++ b/submissions/blockGiving.md @@ -14,6 +14,17 @@ ## Goal: To create a self-perpetuating, decentralized, cross-borders, Giving Platform. +## Background: +Being from a developing country like India, we all grew up seeing the inequalities and the societal problems in our nation. We would often see homeless kids begging for food on the street instead of going to school. Sometimes we help them and buy them meals but there are no permanent solution to their problems. I personally took upon myself to fund the education of one child by paying him a monthly amount of Rs. 3000 (about $50) and its incredibly gratifying to see him grow. + +When the UN launched it SDG Goals manifesto, all of us were really enthused and wanted to do our bit to help make the world a better place. We often though of ideas to collect funds and help out, but we could see that we weren't being very effective. Over the course of months, me and my friends discovered various people working at the grassroots level with their own funds solving societal issues such as Education for tribal folks, running shelters for homeless people, distributing food during natural disasters. And these guys most often don't have the Fundraising prowess of large NGOs and hence they are always cashstraped. + +We always imagined, if cryptocurrencies and blockchain could help bridge the inequality gap and make the world a better place to live in for the underprivilegded among us. When the ColonyHackathon was announced, we brainstormed a few different ideas but ultimately it hit us that an *Open Transparent Decenralized* giving network could actually create a real impact in the society. Especially considering the fact that many of us in the Cryptocommunity are quite open to philanthrophy eg. **The Pineapple Fund** https://pineapplefund.org/, we started with the idea of **Zero Hunger** taking cue from SDG 1 of **THE UN**. + +It quickly became clear to us that the Domains <=> Projects, Tasks <=> Actions, Pots <=> Funds, Task Validation <=> Proof-of-Good-Deeds could create a self-sustaining giving network, where Donors could come and fund new impactful actions, and the do-oers could get payouts based on their deeds. Plus, the donors would have the option to Validate the action taken by the do-oer by checking the proofs such as videos and images before releasing the fund. + + + ## Overview: We aim to create a platform where users can create projects, work on projects and fund projects to help people around the globe. @@ -21,7 +32,16 @@ By the nature of design of the platform, there is a complete transparency in the People in the grassroots can directly take up tasks and get funded instantly for the service provided. The community as a whole evaluates the task completion submissions and approves or disapproves it. +## How it works? +![alt text](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mdhalim/blockGiving/master/deck-images/flow.png) + +## The self-perpetuating aspect of our platform. +Taking cue from MetaColony, it was apparent to us, that we could create tasks for growing our platform by creating tasks such as +** Helping bring new funders for different actions. +** Inviting new members to join the community. +** Helping in building the platform through development, design and strategy. +In a way, our plaform could run by itself with contributions from members of the platform. And once the Reputation becomes live on the Colony network, members of the Colony could earn REP by doing good deeds on BlockGiving and it can help boost their respect among their peers. ## Problems with Large NGOs * Donors don’t see the real impact of how their funds are getting used immediately. @@ -40,8 +60,6 @@ The community as a whole evaluates the task completion submissions and approves - Large NGOs employ highly-paid fundraisers and have a huge budget to raise their millions of dollars but there are HUNDREDS of thousands of people around the world who takes an stand for a good cause and contributes directly through his time and limited resources. -By being a part of our platform, they can join our network and take actions on tasks that they are capable of doing and get funded for it by submitting the proofs-of-work in the form of images/videos. -## How it works? -![alt text](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mdhalim/blockGiving/master/deck-images/flow.png) From d891c1d4dea76761e54d05ec2255100d6ddc517f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Md Halim Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2018 03:34:47 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 07/12] Update blockGiving.md --- submissions/blockGiving.md | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/submissions/blockGiving.md b/submissions/blockGiving.md index 38a2ca1..ae5c9f8 100644 --- a/submissions/blockGiving.md +++ b/submissions/blockGiving.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ -**A decentalized, self-perpuating, cross-border giving network on top of COLONY** +**BlockGiving: A decentalized, self-perpuating, cross-border giving network on top of COLONY** --- @@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ The project was built with contributions from: **Team Members and Contact info** -@mdhalim Github email: halim.infinity@gmail.com -@avirajkhare00 Github -Ashutosh Mishra: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashutosh000/ +-@mdhalim email: halim.infinity@gmail.com +-@avirajkhare00 email: avirajkhare00@gmail.com +-Ashutosh Mishra: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashutosh000/ --- From cb1575547edbdc3283784825edc5e6828330d580 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Md Halim Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2018 03:43:53 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 08/12] Update blockGiving.md --- submissions/blockGiving.md | 9 ++++----- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/submissions/blockGiving.md b/submissions/blockGiving.md index ae5c9f8..67fa9f3 100644 --- a/submissions/blockGiving.md +++ b/submissions/blockGiving.md @@ -86,13 +86,12 @@ https://github.com/username_or_organization/exampleProject/commit/793fafb21efbbe ### Team The project was built with contributions from: -**Team Members and Contact info** --@mdhalim email: halim.infinity@gmail.com --@avirajkhare00 email: avirajkhare00@gmail.com --Ashutosh Mishra: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashutosh000/ +* @mdhalim email: halim.infinity@gmail.com +* @avirajkhare00 email: avirajkhare00@gmail.com +* Ashutosh Mishra: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashutosh000/ --- ## Additional Materials -Pitch Deck +Pitch Deck: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mdhalim/blockGiving/1fed3b7cd8be9698dca39aa80afb0fcd8cad3da1/BlockGivingDeck.pdf From f0c0b7a926a95402806eebde774ef0e36896115f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Md Halim Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2018 04:00:04 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 09/12] Update blockGiving.md --- submissions/blockGiving.md | 7 +++---- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/submissions/blockGiving.md b/submissions/blockGiving.md index 67fa9f3..07c18f5 100644 --- a/submissions/blockGiving.md +++ b/submissions/blockGiving.md @@ -61,12 +61,11 @@ In a way, our plaform could run by itself with contributions from members of the -By being a part of our platform, they can join our network and take actions on tasks that they are capable of doing and get funded for it by submitting the proofs-of-work in the form of images/videos. +## You can access it live at http://139.59.191.168:8080/ +* You should have MetaMask installed and connected to Rinkeby Test Network to view Project Funds and Create New Project. +* While funding New Project, Enter Atleast 0.1 ETH to Create a New Project. -**Project Repository** - - - From f76c6b5dd8bf2a90c0a14481e3f8ccec0c297921 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Md Halim Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2018 04:22:38 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 10/12] Added Pitch Deck --- submissions/blockGiving.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/submissions/blockGiving.md b/submissions/blockGiving.md index 07c18f5..08c9cc9 100644 --- a/submissions/blockGiving.md +++ b/submissions/blockGiving.md @@ -93,4 +93,4 @@ The project was built with contributions from: --- ## Additional Materials -Pitch Deck: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mdhalim/blockGiving/1fed3b7cd8be9698dca39aa80afb0fcd8cad3da1/BlockGivingDeck.pdf +Pitch Deck: https://github.com/mdhalim/blockGiving/blob/master/BlockGivingDeck.pdf From c5dbd5b602372a70550623fd17bb1ede81898728 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Md Halim Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2018 04:27:46 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 11/12] Update blockGiving.md --- submissions/blockGiving.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/submissions/blockGiving.md b/submissions/blockGiving.md index 08c9cc9..910863a 100644 --- a/submissions/blockGiving.md +++ b/submissions/blockGiving.md @@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ In a way, our plaform could run by itself with contributions from members of the * While funding New Project, Enter Atleast 0.1 ETH to Create a New Project. +## Walkthrough +https://github.com/mdhalim/blockGiving/blob/master/BlockGivingDeck.pdf From f3a379e1bc460e2ed057e665dcf9bd579f6d53b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Md Halim Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2018 05:27:59 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 12/12] final --- submissions/blockGiving.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/submissions/blockGiving.md b/submissions/blockGiving.md index 910863a..87d8aaa 100644 --- a/submissions/blockGiving.md +++ b/submissions/blockGiving.md @@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ Closes https://github.com/JoinColony/colonyHackathon/issues/107 ### Repository -The project code lives at https://github.com/username_or_organization/exampleProject +The project code lives at https://github.com/avirajkhare00/colonyHack ### Final Commit The final commit of our project for submission is: -https://github.com/username_or_organization/exampleProject/commit/793fafb21efbbee0620d74381dd11d3f25938726 +https://github.com/avirajkhare00/colonyHack/commit/3761bdb25dbd88ae30c7f361b75eb5f784ba8f02 ### Team The project was built with contributions from: